The Texas Politics Project

Education Spending (October 2012)
  • Education
    Spending
  • by Gender
  • by Children
    in Public School
  • by Party Identification
  • by Tea Party
    Support
  • by Ideology
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Respondents were asked, "Do you think that Texas spends too much, too little, or about the right amount on primary and secondary education?"

Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.

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